heres the two week water parms. what does this tell me.

[ddc0715]

history.
Tank was a move from a 1 year old 100TG to a 175 TG
all old water was moved into the 175TG
the 175 tank is now one month old.
task at hand is
trying to set up my auto dosing pumps,
determine tank consumption
how much to dose of ALK, CA, MG
conditions are
Dosing pumps were running during the week of 12-30 thru 1-06
Dosing pumps were shut down the week of 1-06 thru 1-13

what say yall

 

[Smite]

What are you adding for an ammonia source and what test kit are you using? Your nitrite is low but a little strange its not zeroed out yet.

Are your lights on, refugium on or have you done a water change between the 6th and 13th?

 

[ddc0715]

im adding nothing for ammonia, red sea kits, lights are on via a kessil controller, fug is on when lights are off, no water change done preformed

 

[acabgd]

Your Ca and Mg levels are way too high and there was a large Alk swing. The point in determining how much to dose is not to dose for a few days (or a week if you can afford it consumption-wise) then see how much was consumed. Then you dose the adequate amount in order to keep the level stable and adjust further if necessary.
Why is your nitrate so high?

 

[GoVols]

The point in determining how much to dose is not to dose for a few days (or a week if you can afford it consumption-wise) then see how much was consumed. Then you dose the adequate amount in order to keep the level stable and adjust further if necessary.

Yes,
Stop dosing for a day or two and let the #'s slide down.
Then you should be able to start to dial in the daily dose of each.

Might not even need to dose mag for a fairly long time.

And... it's good practice to test your big 3 / at the same time each day.
They can vary during a 24 hour period.

 

[ddc0715]

i stopped dosing on 1-6,

 

[ddc0715]

Stop dosing for a day or two and let the #'s slide down.

i stopped dosing on 1-6, i have not dosed in 7 days.

 

[GoVols]

i stopped dosing on 1-6, i have not dosed in 7 days.

Are you parameter's slowly coming down?

If not, it tells me that your 175 is not ready to dose.

One month is real young to be stabled out.

Let your testing be your eyes.

 

[ddc0715]

Are you parameter's slowly coming down?

can you not see the pics? yes

 

[acabgd]

So you're losing only 0.24 alkalinity and some 5 ppm calcium per day.
You certainly can let calcium slip some more and start minimal dosing just to slow down the slide. You'd have to check again in a week or so or provide current numbers.